Poultry Recipes - Cocktail Chicken Drumsticks

Ingredients

• 1.5 kg/3 lb chicken drumsticks, skinned

• juice of 1 lemon

• 4 cloves garlic, chopped

• 1 cml1/2 in ginger root, chopped

• pinch of pepper

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp garam masala

• 1.5 ml/1/4 tsp ground red chili

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp paprika

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp ground coriander (cilantro)

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp ground cumin

• 30 ml/2 tbsp natural (plain) yoghurt

• 15 ml/1 tbsp oil

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Method:

1. Squeeze the lemon juice over the drumsticks and set aside. Puree the remaining ingredients to a fine paste, stir into the chicken, cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. Place the drumsticks on a flat baking tray and brush with the marinade.

2. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/250°F/gas mark 4 for about 25 minutes until cooked through and browned. Serve hot with chutney.